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GOP revives ISP-tracking legislation

February 7, 2007 New "law and order agenda" proposes data retention requirements. Also, owners of racy Web sites would have to post labels or go to prison. TAGS: legislation, Internet provider, Rep., Bush Administration, agenda, telecommunications, Colorado, Republican, bill, law, requirement, Democrat, Internet Service Provider

Why ISPs can breathe easier after a porno decision

January 24, 2007 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a Texas federal judge's decision means a major victory for Internet providers. TAGS: immunity, federal judge, Internet Service Provider, plaintiff, Communications Decency Act, law, Texas, service provider, decision, Internet service, history

Congress may make ISPs snoop on you

May 16, 2006 Proposed law targets bloggers, search engines, and Web sites that might "facilitate" access to unlawful pornography. TAGS: data mining, legislation, Bush Administration, Republican, law, proposal, spokesman, Internet Service Provider, service provider, search engine

Police blotter: Mortgage 'spammers' sued by ISP

July 14, 2006 California Internet provider sues over mortgage spam, saying lenders violated Can-Spam Act, state laws. TAGS: mortgage company, Police Blotter, CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, spamming, Quicken, Internet service, spam, complaint, service provider, damage, Internet Service Provider, California, e-mail server, law, e-mail address

FBI Net-wiretapping rules face challenges

October 24, 2005 Rules demanding that Internet providers and universities rewire their networks for FBI surveillance are being challenged in federal court. TAGS: CALEA, Pulver.com, telecommunications, Internet phone, general counsel, regulation, court, rule, service provider, Internet service, law, VoIP, P2P, Internet Service Provider, broadband

Interpol: Give us tools to fight cybercrime

March 21, 2006 International police want to see new global legislation dealing with cybercrime; Microsoft also pushes for stronger laws. TAGS: cybercrime, phishing, legislation, framework, law, evidence, service provider, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.

Wiretap laws face new static

October 10, 2007 A bill in the House focuses on the touchy issue of immunity for ISPs and phone companies that aid the feds in spying. TAGS: immunity, telecommunications, telecommunications company, NSA, lawsuit, law, bill, Bush Administration, AT&T Corp., Democrat, San Francisco, Internet Service Provider

Sidestepping the Net neutrality boondoggle

January 9, 2007 Policy analyst Randolph J. May warns that political miscalculations may tempt states to mandate the regulation of Internet services. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Michigan, broadband Internet provider, telephone company, broadband Internet, cable company, law, Internet service, satellite, broadband, Internet Service Provider, state, Google Inc., entry, video

Democrats to push new Net sex-predator laws

August 3, 2007 House leaders are planning a fresh look at laws aimed at keeping offenders off social-networking sites and heightening child-porn penalties. TAGS: Democrat, proposal, Internet service, service provider, law, bill, leader, MySpace, Internet Service Provider, database, IM

Senators demand more regulations on Net pharmacies

May 16, 2007 Politicians mull forcing ISPs to block "rogue" pharmacies or monitoring customers' Web traffic to block ads. TAGS: pharmacy, Patrick Leahy, federal law, regulation, legislation, drug, senator, doctor, attorney general, bill, law, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, U.S.

The Spy Act that loved me?

April 19, 2007 Policy analyst Bartlett Cleland warns that a patchwork of state spyware laws will end up having the opposite effect desired by proponents. TAGS: antispyware company, provision, regulation, legislation, law, decision, cookie, state, protection, spyware, Internet Service Provider, anti-spyware

Web labeling mandate surfaces in Senate

June 15, 2006 Operators of commercial sites containing sexually explicit content would have to post warning labels--or face up to 15 years in prison. TAGS: bill, proposal, law, Internet Service Provider, service provider, Internet service, image

Congressional confusion on Internet privacy

July 5, 2006 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh examines why a Republican supporter of online privacy wants to force Net providers to snoop on what Americans do online. TAGS: Rep., online privacy, social security number, Internet provider, law, Social Security, Republican, Internet Service Provider

Gonzales calls for mandatory Web labeling law

April 21, 2006 Attorney general says sexually explicit sites must be labeled or their operators risk jail time. TAGS: Bush Administration, Lycos Inc., operator, crime, law, Internet service, Democrat, service provider, president, search engine, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Web browser

CNET Special Feature: Dark side of the Web

July 19, 1997 The Internet has proved to be a wellspring of news, resources, and information for business, academia, and community, but its wild and woolly side is still lurking in the virtual basement. TAGS: harassment, Communications Decency Act, law, Internet Service Provider
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